by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | On August 15, we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mother into Heaven, body and soul.
Read More »5 Simple Homeschooling Tips from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Abby Sasscer starts her year with a pep talk for our heroic, homeschooling moms, looking to Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton’s beautiful words of wisdom!
Read More »Your 3 High School Diploma Options
by Christopher Smith | Over the past few years, Seton has increased the options and tweaked the requirements for our high school diplomas.
Read More »A Little Dose of Blessed Mother Teresa for Homeschooling Moms
by Amanda Evinger | These days, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta's saying, “Unless life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile,” haunts me.
Read More »Armed and Ready: How Homeschool Equips the Shaw Family to Encounter the World
An Interview with 2015 Seton Graduate Catherine Shaw & her family. What brought your family to homeschooling, and specifically to Seton? Mrs. Shaw: When Elizabeth (the oldest) was three, we ...
Read More »Gymnastics & Homeschooling: Katie Heenan Dodson Shares Her Experience
by Katie Heenan Dodson | Why invite me to the Seton 2015 Graduation? The short answer: because of my commitment to education while achieving great success in gymnastics.
Read More »How I Stay Organized *Without* a Daily Schedule
A homeschool mom for 8 years, Elizabeth Turajski doesn't schedules any more. Instead, she guides her day with 3 time-tested tricks that make the day easier.
Read More »Mr. Selfish: How This Dad Figured Out Homeschooling
by Eric Harrah | Despite the joy homeschooling our children has brought, I have been forced to take a long, hard look at myself in the process.
Read More »5 Homeschooling Do’s and Don’ts I’d Tell My Younger Self
Having attended the graduation of son number one last year, we already knew the drill on what to expect when we loaded up our family van and headed north to ...
Read More »From Homeschool to College: How to Get the Best Scholarships
by Anna Eileen | After selecting a few colleges and writing the application essays, the next factor of the college application process to consider is institutional scholarships.
Read More »9 Ways to Do Summer Right
by Bob Wiesner | Summer’s here, students. Thank goodness, right! Now you can sit back, relax, and recover from a long hard year of schoolwork.
Read More »A Return From Exile: 10 Papal Statements on Education & The Rights of Parents
by John Clark | History may remember it as one of the strongest papal statements regarding the rights of parents in education...
Read More »5 Fun Steps to Help Identify Bird Calls With Your Kids
by Angela Jaramillo | When I was a teenager, our family lived in the mountains, a loud cacophony of bird calls woke me up like clockwork.
Read More »Graduation: Preparing for the Finish Line
by Chris Smith | Graduation is almost upon us, an exciting moment for students and parents alike.
Read More »Trusting Myself to Teach: How Mary led Me to Homeschooling
by Heather Hryniewiecki Home education is becoming more attractive to people looking for an alternative to public and private school systems. With this being our second year of homeschooling, I ...
Read More »Homeschooling Doesn’t Come With a User’s Manual
by Catherine Shaw | On the very first day of my homeschooling freshman year, I remember pulling down the Religion 9 course from the gigantic looming stack of lesson plan binders.
Read More »8 Ways I Foster the Love of Science in My Children
by Angela Jaramillo | Not too long ago, I would have naively told you that I really thought all kids were reading and doing science independently for fun, until I recently went to a birthday party.
Read More »The 2015 Homeschool Conference Season
The 2015 homeschool conference season is off and running, thanks to the St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Conference, where speakers such as Patti Maguire Armstrong and Andrew Daub discussed topics from ...
Read More »The Patron of Homeschooling
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | She was adopted as the patron saint of homeschooling Catholic leaders back in the 1980s when we gathered together in the Chicago area to discuss Catholic homeschooling issues.
Read More »The Key to Mindful Reading
by Christine Smitha | Reading for an assignment is not like reading to unwind before bedtime, or scanning the comic section of the newspaper, even if you enjoy “school reading” as much as “pleasure reading.”
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